‘Whatever comes,’ she said, ‘cannot alter one thing. If I am a princess in rags and tatters, I can be a princess inside.’‘A Little Princess’ tells the story of Sara Crewe, beloved daughter of the revered Captain Crewe. Sent to board at Miss Minchin's Select Seminary for Young Ladies, Sara is devastated when her adored father dies. Suddenly penniless, Sara is banished to an attic room where she is starved, abused, and forced to work as a servant. How this exceptionally intelligent girl uses the only resources available to her, imagination and friendship, to overcome her situation and change her fortunes is at the centre of this enduring classic.

First published in 1905, ‘A Little Princess’ is a heart-warming tale of hope, hardship and love set against a backdrop of Victorian England, and is one of the best-loved stories in all of children’s literature.


無論發生什麼事，都無法改變一件事，縱使我身穿破衣服，我的內心以及氣質仍是名公主」《A Little Princess 》述說著莎拉‧克魯的故事，莎拉是受人尊敬的克魯船長的寶貝女兒。寄宿在明欽女子貴族女子學校時，莎拉得知她深愛的父親過世了，令她傷痛欲絕。一夜之間身無分文的莎拉，被放逐到閣樓的房間，在那裡，她挨餓，受到虐待，並被迫去做僕人。絕頂聰明的莎拉是如何運用她僅有的寶貴資源──想像力和友情，來克服困境和改變命運呢？這正是本經典之作最耐人尋味之處。

出版於 1905 年，《A Little Princess》 是一本溫暖人心的著作，書中主題是希望、克服困境，以及愛，背景設定在維多利亞時代的英國，是最深受喜愛的兒童文學經典之一。